Ch.1 -- The Science of Biology

Big Idea for Discussion: Science as a Way of Knowing
Topic Question: What role does science play in the study of life?

Chapter Vocabulary
Science
Observation
Inference
Hypothesis
Controlled Experiment
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Data
Theory
Bias
Biology
DNA
Stimulus
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Homeostatis
Metabolism
Biosphere


1.1 What is Science
Section Question: How do we find explanations for events in the natural world?
Section 1 PPT
Section 1 Bookwork FOUND ON p.9
Section 1 Worksheet A

Section 1 Worksheet B

1.2 Science in Context
Section Question: How do the scientific community and society influence the process of science?
Section 2 PPT
Section 2 Bookwork FOUND ON p. 15
Section 2 Worksheet A

Section 2 Worksheet B

1.3 Study of Life

Section Question: What is Biology?
Section 3 PPT
Section 3 Bookwork FOUND ON p. 25
Section 3 Worksheet A

Section 3 Worksheet B

Chapter 1 Practice Test/Review Sheet